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Lock Haven would end Edinboro’s streak
of 20 quarters without a touchdown allowed on its initial possession out of
the intermission, putting together 13 plays for 87 yards and the score by
Adam Angelici. Scott Anderson and Rafael Smith (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills) both
caught passes from Wile for first downs to move the sticks into Edinboro
territory. On a third-and-10 situation from the Edinboro 30-yardline, El-Amin
picked off another ball, but a penalty on the Scots negated the play and
Lock Haven maintained possession at the 20-yard line. Three plays later,
Wile located Angelici breaking down the right sideline and led him into the
corner of the endzone for the 18-yard touchdown at 8:27 . The extra point by Dan Hagerman
(Scottdale/Southmoreland)
was good, bringing the score to 28-7.
Edinboro would bounce right back to
score on its next try, however, making the lead 35-7 after Bouch found Ryan
Valasek for a long-distance, 42-yard connection and score down the left side
of the field.
Lock Haven pushed the ball into Edinboro
territory on the following possession, but Matt Birkett intercepted another
of Wile’s passes at the one-yard line to bring the offense back onto the
field.
Into the fourth quarter, the Bald Eagles
would assemble one more scoring drive in the game, putting together 15 plays
for 52 yards following an interception by Mike Nesby (Rankin/Woodland
Hills) at the Lock Haven 48-yard line. Several short gains on the
ground along with a 14-yard catch by
Anderson and a 13-yard reception by
Angelici moved the ball up to the six-yard line. Quarterback Tim Storino dropped back and sent a spiral into the back
corner of the endzone for Anderson, who came down with the ball for
the score at 7:41 in the fourth quarter. The Hagerman kick attempt
fell short, moving the score to 35-13.
Edinboro ended the game as it began it –
with a flurry of scoring. The Scots would tack on six points with a 16-yard
rush by J.D. Baker at 4:02 . As Lock Haven was steadying to move on
the next drive, J.R. Prad sacked Storino and caused the ball to pop loose.
Edinboro’s Ben Stroup finally came up with the ball, running it into paydirt
from seven-yards out for the score at
3:39 . The good kick by Matt Barley
brought the score and final outcome of the game to 48-13, Edinboro.
Edinboro running back Dru Robinson
totaled 125 yards on 14 takes and one touchdown, while quarterback Justin
Bouch had 163 yards on 11-of-14 passing with two touchdowns thrown.
Defensively, linebacker Seth Fragale led the Scots with 10 tackles including
three for loss. Jermaine Hughley added nine tackles and 2.5 stops behind
the line of scrimmage.
Lock Haven receivers Scott Anderson and
Rafael Smith led the offensive efforts,
Anderson hauling in seven catches
for 91 yards and a touchdown, while Smith had 41 yards on four catches.
Troy Wile was 15-for-28 with 146 yards and one touchdown pass. Linebacker
Derrik Metz led all defenders with 13 stops,
including seven solo hits. Fellow linebacker Dan Wissinger had five tackles to rate second among Haven
defenders.
SCOUTING EDINBORO
The
Fighting Scots, now
7-2 overall, enter the final
week of the regular season ranked No. 24 in the nation and No. 6 in the
Northeast Region. The Fighting Scots most recently slipped by Kutztown
University 23-14.
Edinboro has a punishing run
defense that is 10th in the nation at 92.0 yards per game. Captaining the
defense is linebacker Seth Fragale, who has done it all for the Scots, with
73 total tackles, eight for loss, four sacks and two interceptions and two
fumble recoveries. Strong safety Tim Hyde chips in with 51 stops, including
5.5 for loss.
Junior tailback Andre Burke is
second in the PSAC in all-purpose yards, averaging 169.1 per game. He also
has a nose for the end zone, averaging 10.7 points per game. Justin Bouch is
at the reigns of the Edinboro offense, to the tune of 1,463 yards 12
touchdowns and eight interceptions.
BALD EAGLE
NOTES...
THE OFFENSE
The LHU
offense took to the air a week ago, with four different
receivers hauling in passes of 24 yards or more. Sophomore Adam Lawrence
(Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) (21 rec., 224 yds., 2 TD) led the way
with six catches for a Bald Eagle season-high 103 yards and a touchdown.
joining Lawrence in the receiving corps is Rafael Smith (34 rec., 468
yds., 6 TD), who ranks 10th in school history with 11 touchdown receptions
in just two years.
Under center
will be Rob Kristiniak
(Flourtown, Pa./Springfield Township), who has gone 14-of-44 for 149 yards
and a touchdown in limited duty.
In the backfield are LHU all-time
carries leader Maurice Walker (N. Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills) with
204 carries for 846 yards and six touchdowns.
Fellow senior Justin Marshall (Luthersburg, Pa./Dubois Area) is a
double threat, combining 96 rushing yards with 224 through the air.
Usual suspects
appear on the starting line including junior center Jason Scott (Linden,
Pa./Williamsport) along with guards
Steve Szobocsan (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) and Adam Lanzendorfer
(Martinsburg, Pa./Central).
Eric Scaife (Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola) and Matt Coxford (Middlebury
Center, Pa./Wellsboro) claim the pair of offensive tackle positions. Jason
Walther (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) is the probable starter at tight end
and has hauled in six passes for 82 yards.
THE DEFENSE
Strong safety
David Show (Mill Run, Pa./Connellsville
Area) is tops on the team with 73 tackles.
The redshirt freshman has made an impact in his first
season, adding four tackles for loss and three takeaways (2 INT, 1 fum.).
Joining Show will be freshman Corey Gildea
(Holidaysburg, Pa./Holidaysburg) at free safety (22 TT,
14 solo). On the corners will
Matt Shealy (New Bethlehem, Pa./Redbank Vly)
(24 TT, 2
INT) and
Michael Nesby (Rankin,
Pa./Woodland Hills)
(34 TT, 2 INT).
The linebacking
corps are headed by senior Brian Lumpkin (Rockville, Md./Bullis School) with
68 total tackles and 40 solo stops. At the other linebacker spots are
Derek Harsch (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area)
(54 TT, 2.5 TFL)
who recorded a Bald Eagle season-best 14 tackles against
Cal U and Charles Cannon (Braddock
Hills, Pa./Woodland Hills)
(20 TT, 5 solo).
The defensive
ends shape up as Brad Sones (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) who leads the team
with 7.5 tackles for loss (43 TT, 1 sack) and
John Smeltzer (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) (17 TT,
4.5 TFL). The rest of the line will include Warren
Whitaker (Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial) (31 TT, 2 TFL) and Jarrod Hendricks
(Rockton/DuBois Area) (27 TT, 1 TFL).
SPECIAL TEAMS
In just two
years, sophomore Dan Hagerman has become one of the top kickers in LHU
history. He has 16 field goals in his two-year career, good for third in the
school record books. Hagerman is a perfect 16-for-16 on extra-point kicks
and averages 34.9 yards per punt,
dropping 10 kicks inside the 20-yard line.
Maurice Walker
and Michael Nesby are slated for kickoff
returns, averaging 20.0 and
18.4, respectively. Walker also handles punts,
averaging 1.5 yards per return. ###LHU###
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